This Is Not Ordinary Tourism.
This Is Not Ordinary Tourism.
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Sri Lanka has been called the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. But most visitors only ever see the shell.
The Naturalist exists for those who want to go deeper — into the rainforests, the ancient ruins, the living villages, and the wild places that no package tour will ever take you. We believe travel should leave you changed. That the best journeys are the ones that teach you something about the world — and about yourself.
Learn the Wild. Live the Wild.
Meet your guide, The Naturalist...
Meet your guide, The Naturalist...
Priyanwada Rathnayake
Priyanwada Rathnayake
Environmentalist · Naturalist · National Guide Lecturer · Conservation Educator
Some people choose to explore Sri Lanka. For Priyanwada Rathnayake, it was inherited.
Born into a family of archaeologists — with a father who worked alongside the legendary Senarath Paranavithana, the pioneer of Sri Lankan archaeology — Priyanwada grew up surrounded by ancient stories, sacred sites, and a deep reverence for the land. Both parents devoted their lives to unearthing and preserving Sri Lanka's extraordinary past, and that passion for discovery runs in the blood.
From that foundation, Priyanwada's curiosity extended beyond ruins and rock inscriptions — into rainforests, lagoons, national parks, and the living ecosystems that have existed alongside Sri Lanka's civilisations for millennia.
Today, as an environmentalist, naturalist, national guide lecturer, and conservation educator, Priyanwada brings a perspective that is truly unique — one that bridges ancient heritage and living nature, history and ecology, the human story and the wild one.
"Sri Lanka is not just an island. It is a living museum — of nature, of people, of time."
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